Murphy Oil (MUR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil's (MUR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.36% in Q1 2026, down 342.0% YoY from 1.39% in Q1 2025, and down 2.76% on a QoQ basis from 3.45% in Q4 2025.
Murphy Oil (MUR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Murphy Oil (MUR) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.36% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 342.0% year-over-year to 3.36% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.36% (down 342.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.47%, down 340.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 3.36% in Q1 2026, from 3.45% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.88% in Q1 2023 to a low of 3.36% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 10.13% and a median of 10.1% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1914 bps — and 2024, when it sank 1078 bps.
- Tracing MUR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 17.61% in 2022, then plunged by 34 bps to 11.57% in 2023, then sank by 40 bps to 6.89% in 2024, then sank by 50 bps to 3.45% in 2025, then dropped by 3 bps to 3.36% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.36% (Q1 2026), 3.45% (Q4 2025), and 3.66% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conocophillips | 164.37 Bn | 156.68 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 28.17% |
| 2 | Canadian Natural Resources | 106.92 Bn | 105.03 Bn | 10.66 Bn | - |
| 3 | Eog Resources | 80.21 Bn | 75.30 Bn | - | 18.27% |
| 4 | Diamondback Energy | 59.32 Bn | 58.86 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 1.68% |
| 5 | Woodside Energy | 46.23 Bn | 40.29 Bn | 6.02 Bn | - |
| 6 | Devon Energy | 46.09 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 6.02 Bn | 9.42% |
| 7 | Occidental Petroleum | 39.32 Bn | 35.17 Bn | 7.73 Bn | 5.58% |
| 8 | Eqt | 33.83 Bn | 33.72 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 10.19% |
| 9 | Texas Pacific Land | 26.33 Bn | 26.09 Bn | - | 39.30% |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.44 Bn | 4.95 Bn | - | 6.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.97% |